Chapter 1619: She Deserves to be Abandoned

Regarding Sister Zhang, Xu Xiaoxiao felt more gratitude than desire to complain.

If Jiang Baobao really did transfer Sister Zhang away, Xu Xiaoxiao would actually feel uncomfortable.

But she also knew that this was just Jiang Baobao's joke.

Since it was a joke, Xu Xiaoxiao prepared to say something off-the-wall in response.

But the moment Xu Xiaoxiao opened her mouth, the sound of a baby crying came from the other end of the phone.

It was Jiang Baobao's young daughter who had woken up.

Jiang Baobao had wanted to chat with Xu Xiaoxiao for a while longer, but now, she had to end the call and hurry off to soothe her young daughter.

As for Xu Xiaoxiao, she hung up the phone and prepared to pick out two more books.

At this moment, she was in a good mood.

The expression on her face was also very relaxed.

But when she looked outside the glass window, her eyes involuntarily narrowed.

This bookstore was on the first floor of a large shopping mall.

Inside the bookstore, the fragrance of books permeated the air.

Outside, however, people were coming and going, and it was exceptionally lively.

Outside the bookstore stood a large screen, which sometimes played advertisements and sometimes played music videos of popular singers to attract people to stop and watch.

At this moment, the screen was playing clips from a beauty pageant.

Xu Xiaoxiao was surprised to see a familiar face on it.

Xu Zixin!

The Miss Universe competition had already come to an end, and unexpectedly, Xu Zixin had actually won a Goodwill Ambassador Award.

This was not a very popular award.

But to be able to win an award among beauties from so many countries was already no easy feat.

Based on Xu Xiaoxiao's understanding of Xu Zixin, this woman shouldn't have been able to win an award at all.

Yet the Xu Zixin on the screen was poised and graceful, her smile was appropriate, and her runway walk was very steady.

Looking at it, she actually had a bit of talent.

This performance actually surprised Xu Xiaoxiao quite a bit.

However, Xu Xiaoxiao was just watching the spectacle.

Even if Xu Zixin had won the championship, it would have nothing to do with her.

The current Xu Xiaoxiao only hoped that she would no longer have any entanglements with the Xu Family.

Xu Xiaoxiao withdrew her gaze, turned around, and continued picking out books.

Meanwhile, Father Xu and Cheng Xueli were unable to remain calm.

They had already learned the good news of Xu Zixin winning the award.

The couple felt a sense of immense pride!

They looked so jubilant, as if they had won five million!

No, this was even happier than winning five million!

Especially Cheng Xueli; she held her chin high, looking as smug as an old hen: "I told you my daughter would definitely win an award! It was truly the right decision to go this time!"

Upon hearing this, Father Xu secretly curled his lip, thinking to himself that she hadn't said that before.

Before, Cheng Xueli would nag whenever she had nothing to do, saying she wanted to make her daughter come back and snatch Jiang Chenghao away.

It was enough to make one's ears grow calluses from listening.

However, Father Xu only complained in his heart.

If he mentioned it to Cheng Xueli's face? She would just find another way to nag!

While complaining inwardly, Father Xu took a quiet look at his side.

And with that look, he discovered that Cheng Xueli had put away her smile and her expression had changed.

What was going on?

Father Xu asked tentatively: "Wife, why are you unhappy?"

Cheng Xueli remembered something, which made her face darken, and she hummed unwillingly:

"The competition organizers are too stingy; the prize money is so small, only a few tens of thousands! It's gone after buying two bags!"

So, she was calculating this.

Father Xu reminded her with a hint of helplessness: "None of the contestants rely on this to get rich; everyone goes for the fame."

"That may be so, but think about it, our daughter worked so hard in the competition and only got a little bit of prize money, yet some people don't have to do anything, living in big mansions and ordering servants around. Is this fair!"

As soon as Father Xu heard this, he knew Cheng Xueli was comparing herself to Xu Xiaoxiao again.

This made Father Xu's head ache and feel weary.

But he couldn't say what he was thinking directly, so he could only comfort her: "Today is a joyous day, don't upset yourself."

"I don't want to, I just feel aggrieved for our daughter!"

"Don't be aggrieved, Zixin is so outstanding, whatever she deserves to enjoy, she will have sooner or later."

Sooner or later...

Cheng Xueli didn't know what she thought of, but her eyes suddenly lit up again.

One look at that expression and you knew she was plotting something shady in her heart again!

Of course, Cheng Xueli herself didn't think there was anything shady about it.

She just thought, so what if Xu Xiaoxiao is smart?

She still isn't as glorious or as famous as her own daughter!

After a round of gaining experience abroad, Xu Zixin's charm has surged; she might just snatch Jiang Chenghao back once she returns!

Once she has taken ruthless revenge on Jiang Chenghao, Xu Zixin will dump him and climb to even higher branches!!

The more Cheng Xueli thought about it, the more excited she became, feeling that she was a winner in life!

But her excited expression made Father Xu feel uneasy inside.

Father Xu gave a light cough and decided to discuss some serious matters with Cheng Xueli: "In a few days, our daughter will return to the country; we will go to the airport to pick her up then."

Pick her up?

Cheng Xueli thought for a moment, and the expression on her face became even more excited: "Then I must take advantage of these few days to get a beauty treatment and buy new clothes!"

"Huh?"

"Huh what? When our daughter returns, there will definitely be media interviews. As her family, we cannot make her lose face!"

Cheng Xueli had already started imagining the scene of being surrounded by the media, all vying to interview her!

Just thinking about it made her very happy!

Father Xu, however, could not be happy.

He reminded her: "There will indeed be media at the scene, so we need to pull some strings to make sure they photograph our daughter beautifully."

Pull strings?

Doesn't that mean spending money!

Cheng Xueli said somewhat unwillingly: "Didn't Zixin sign with a company? Let the people from the company do it."

Xu Zixin had indeed signed with a company, but she had previously had a very unpleasant falling out with them.

Now, the company was essentially leaving her to fend for herself.

How could they possibly spend money or effort?

Father Xu explained the logic of this to Cheng Xueli.

Cheng Xueli was very impatient; she waved her hand and said: "Got it, got it. You go handle such trivial matters."

"Hmm, oh right, did you not tell our daughter about Xu Xiaoxiao and Jiang Chenghao living together?"

"No."

This answer made Father Xu heave a sigh of relief.

Previously, when they spoke to Xu Zixin on the phone, they hadn't dared to mention Jiang Chenghao's name.

Xu Zixin hadn't asked either.

It seemed as if she had forgotten such a person.

But Father Xu knew that Xu Zixin had been holding a grudge all along.

Once she returned to the country and discovered that Xu Xiaoxiao and Jiang Chenghao were living together, it would likely stir up another storm.

Thinking of these things, Father Xu sighed silently.

Cheng Xueli, however, had absolutely no worries in this regard.

She lifted her chin and said confidently: "Even if she finds out, so what? Anyway, Jiang Chenghao will dump Xu Xiaoxiao soon."

"Why?"

"Because our daughter is no longer that unknown little girl from before; her future is bright, how can Xu Xiaoxiao compare! Besides, Xu Xiaoxiao has already been slept with and is no longer a maiden; she deserves to be abandoned!"

Cheng Xueli's words were filled with spite.

Father Xu could not even bear to listen anymore.